Planetary hours
in Canberra.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Australia/Sydney).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:30
- 9☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Canberra?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.